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Emma Raducanu will play the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham this June as she gears up for her second appearance at Wimbledon. The British No. 1 will likely be the star attraction for the WTA 250 event, which is staged at the Edgbaston Priory Club and starts on June 11.
Emma Raducanu will make a first competitive appearance in front of a home crowd since her remarkable triumph at the US Open after it was announced Monday she had entered next month's Women's Tour Association event in Birmingham. The teenager's only previous WTA tournament in Britain was in Nottingham last year prior to her emergence on the world stage at Wimbledon. "I can't wait to play in Britain again and I'm delighted to be competing at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham in the 40th year of this terrific showcase for women's tennis," said Raducanu in a statement.
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Emma Raducanu will play in front of a British crowd at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham next month.
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Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the WTA Rome due to an ankle injury. She was due to take on Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in the opening round of the Italian Open — just over a week after the same opponent knocked her out of the Madrid Open.
Emma Raducanu has called herself a “loner” as she continues to coach herself in preparation for the Italian Open in Rome. She gets her competition underway with a clash against Bianca Andreescu, and will be encouraged by her recent displays on clay, after making the quarter-finals in Stuttgart and the last-16 in Madrid. Ad/> It will be a battle between two recent US Open winners, with reigning champion Raducanu taking on the 2019 winner.